by Kristine Doringo
MANILA — As its vaccination drive in higher education institutions continues, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) hopes to obtain a vaccination rate of 70 to 80 percent for college students nationally by the end of November.
The commission is urging schools and local governments to increase the number of vaccinators and vaccination locations.
According to CHED Chairman, Prospero De Vera, "kaya kung iyong mga eskwelahan ay lahat magiging vaccination site, kung may facility at makakuha tayong dagdag na vaccinator. Iyong supply iyong least of the problems kasi sapat ang supply,"
The official also stated that a memorandum will be issued soon allowing Nursing and Medicine students to be deployed to vaccination sites in their respective LGUs to supplement manpower in the facilities.
"Possibly in a week or so, we will now issue the new guidelines to allow fourth-year Nursing and Medicine students and new graduates to act as vaccinators." De Vera added.
School-based vaccination is preferred over mixing students with the general population vaccination for two reasons, according to De Vera: schools have a master list of students, and students experience a "sense of normalcy" as they return to school and mingle with classmates.
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